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TIL There was scandal that came to light in 2008 which involved judges giving harsh sentences to young people over relatively harmless crimes for kickbacks from private prison owners.

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PYaPG TIL that wearing of the Fez hat is illegal in Turkey, having been banned in 1925
ZpDWa TIL For cousins, the degree or position refers to how many generations your eldest cousin has to skip to get to their common ancestor, and the removal refers to how many generations your eldest cousin has to move to get to you
j9yv TIL of the ‘loneliest whale in the world’. Instead of communicating at 17/18 Hertz like most fin and blue whales, it calls at 52 Hertz making it unlikely that other whales can hear it.
P1bbZ TIL Mario Balotelli is the only Italian to win the Premier League